“PIRATES OF PENZANCE” COMING TO O’DONNELL CENTER
Blinn College will conclude its inaugural Performing Arts Series with Gilbert and Sullivan’s most enduringly popular comic opera.
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players will present “Pirates of Penzance” at the Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Performing Arts Center (map) at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 10.
The two-act comic opera premiered in New York City in 1880 and has been beloved ever since, complete with swashbuckling buccaneers, bumbling British bobbies, frolicsome Victorian maidens, and the delightfully dotty “model of a modern major-general” for a rollicking romp over the rocky coast of Cornwall.
This exuberant musical theatre masterpiece is performed in its original format. The rich sounds of the full orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists resonate with classic elegance and power, while the company’s vibrancy, energy and contemporary sense of humor keep the show alive and exciting to a modern audience.
“This will be a light and comedic performance,” said Kevin Patrick, Blinn technical theatre director. “The orchestra will be in plain view for the entire show.”
Jeff Freeman, who resides in Brenham and teaches low brass at Prairie View A&M University, has been contracted to play the trombone in the orchestra.
Individual show tickets are $30 for general admission and $20 for Blinn employees. Student rush tickets are $10 at the box office the day of the event. All seats are reserved.
The box office is located in the lobby of the O’Donnell Center at 600 Blinn Blvd. Tickets can be purchased online at www.blinn.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 979-830-4024. The box office accepts cash and credit. Story and photo courtesy of Blinn College.
